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Indonesian billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono dies at 86
JAKARTA, March 20 (Reuters) – Michael Bambang Hartono, an Indonesian billionaire who with his younger brother ran one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, Djarum group, died on Thursday at the […]
EU will find ways to get loan to Ukraine, von der Leyen says
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) – The EU will find ways to pay out the promised 90 billion euro ($104.2 billion) loan to Ukraine despite Hungary’s ongoing resistance, European Commission President […]
EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities in Middle East
BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) – European Union leaders called on Thursday for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about […]
U.S. stocks fall amid oil price volatility, fading rate cut hopes
NEW YORK, March 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as severe volatility in global energy markets and fading expectations for near-term interest rate cuts weighed heavily on […]
Spanish civil groups, parties launch Cube aid initiative
MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) — Spanish social organizations and political groups on Thursday unveiled a civil initiative aimed at sending humanitarian aid to Cuba, highlighting the island’s energy shortages and […]
18 illegal migrants die off Comoros coast
ANTANANARIVO, March 19 (Xinhua) — Eighteen illegal migrants drowned in a maritime incident on Wednesday off the coast of the Mitsamiouli region in the northern part of Grande Comore island […]
Australia’s northeast braces for severe tropical cyclone Narelle
SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) – A severe tropical cyclone neared Australia’s northeast coast on Friday as residents braced for destructive winds, heavy rain, flash floods and power outages, while authorities […]
Umberto Bossi, firebrand founder of Italy’s Northern League party, dies at 84
ROME, March 19 (Reuters) – Umberto Bossi, a gravel-voiced populist leader who pushed for independence for northern Italy and shook up national politics, died on Thursday at a hospital in […]
North Korea’s Kim leads offensive tactical drill with new tanks, KCNA says
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised an offensive tactical drill of a new type of tanks that demonstrated superior attack and defence capabilities against […]
OSCE nations agree on first budget in five years, make cuts demanded by US
VIENNA, March 19 (Reuters) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a 57-nation east-west body comprising former Cold War foes, agreed on a budget on Thursday for […]